Journalism Today

Chapter 7: Writing News Stories and Headlines

Trivia

Read the question below and answer accordingly.

1.
USA Today and the Newseum, the interactive museum of news, held a yearlong survey that asked voters to rank the top news stories of the century. Some 36,000 people participated in the "Stories of the Century: The Nation Votes" survey. Which of the following stories was ranked as the most important story of the twentieth century by both the public and journalists? Need a hint?
A)JFK assassinated in Dallas
B)Men first walk on the moon
C)US drops atomic bomb
D)Wrights fly first airplane
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